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2022 Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$61,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 336 people earned their degree in molecular genetics, making the major the 675th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 6 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent molecular genetics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the molecular genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Molecular Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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